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Discover the journey of three restaurateurs who are working to honor and celebrate their cultures and creating new pathways along the way. 

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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month: 3 Restaurateurs Share Their Stories

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Wondering how to develop a restaurant brand? Follow these steps to drive awareness and promote your restaurant. 

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Developing a Restaurant Brand: 5 Key Tips

Get ideas for connecting with your customers on the cutest holiday of the year—National Puppy Day.

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How to Celebrate National Puppy Day with Your Customers

Get your business ready for the St. Patrick's Day alcohol sales and delivery rush this year.

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How to Promote and Scale your St. Patrick’s Day Alcohol Sales

Which days were busiest for food delivery in 2021? Here are the ten busiest holidays for food delivery in 2021, based on DoorDash data.


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These 10 Holidays Drove 2021's Highest Food Delivery Sales on DoorDash in the U.S.

Game Day is an opportunity to engage with your customers — whether it’s running a special promotion on tacos and chicken wings, or hosting a giveaway.

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2022 Game Day Menu Ideas & Promotion Tips

Discover how this healthy fast-casual chain used DoorDash Promotions to increase sales and reach new customers.  


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How Modern Market Increased DoorDash Sales 3x with Promotions

Learn how to enhance your restaurant’s marketing strategy by taking advantage of national food holidays.

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Restaurant Marketing Strategies for 2022 National Food Holidays

Restaurant special events and private parties can do wonders to grow profits. Learn how to make those events memorable and tips for their success.

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Creative Ideas for Hosting Restaurant Events

Explore 7 ways to get your flower shop noticed this holiday season — and keep sales growing over time.

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7 Holiday Marketing Ideas for Flower Shops

The restaurant limited time offer (LTO) is an industry staple. When properly executed, customers respond by driving up demand and creating buzz. Here are five key ingredients for your restaurant’s LTO.



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The Art of a Successful Restaurant LTO

Learn how your business can turn over a new leaf with five creative fall marketing tips to boost revenue and drive loyalty ahead of the holiday season.

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5 Strategies to Prepare Your Business for Fall

Learn the benefits of offering food discounts, as well as tips and creative ideas to help you determine the right promotions for your business. 


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12 Ways to Structure Restaurant Discounts and Promotions

Read on to learn about the best restaurant marketing tips to help you win big in your neighborhood.


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6 Local Marketing Tips for Restaurants

To help you revamp your website, we’ve assembled a list of frequent online pitfalls that prevent restaurants from realizing their full potential.

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12 Restaurant Website Mistakes (& How to Avoid Them)

Get inspired by these restaurant menu examples and learn how to stand out from competitors, attract more customers, and boost sales. 

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7 Restaurant Menu Examples: How to Design a Menu that Sells

We spoke with four restaurateurs about how their marketing strategies have changed through the pandemic, and what they're looking forward to trying next. 

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Top Restaurant Marketing Tips from Restaurant Owners

High-quality menu photography piques interest in new dishes, engages customers, and drives sales. Here are 6 tips to make your menu photos look their best.

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How to Take Amazing Restaurant Menu Photos

Social media is essential for restaurant marketing. Mayly Tao, owner of DK's Donuts & Bakery, shares her storytelling tips.

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How I Use Social Media for Storytelling at DK’S Donuts & Bakery

A successful restaurant email strategy gives you direct access to your loyal customers. Here are top tips for improving your restaurant email marketing.

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How to Create a Restaurant Email Marketing Strategy

Customers are searching online for restaurants near them. Google Maps optimization can help your restaurant appear in these local searches.

How to Optimize Your Restaurant’s Google Maps Listing

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Get ideas on promoting alcohol delivery and pickup during some of the year's biggest drinking holidays.

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Top Drinking Holidays for Alcohol Delivery and Pickup

A strong restaurant website design is a must in the modern age. Today, 90% of customers research a restaurant online before ordering. 

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Restaurant Website Design: How to Create a Website that Sells  

Learn how to write mouth-watering food descriptions for your online menu, including examples of creative food descriptions to inspire you. 

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How to Write Food Descriptions for Your Online Menu

One of the best ways to get new customers through your door — and drive repeat business — is to leverage restaurant marketing tools.

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The Best Restaurant Marketing Tools to Drive Sales

If you are looking to boost customer engagement then learn these top strategies restaurant owners can implement to get their businesses on the right track.

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Building Local Awareness for Your Restaurant

As more people ordered in, which days were busiest for food delivery? Here are the ten busiest holidays for food delivery in 2020, based on DoorDash data.

The Busiest Days for Food Delivery According to DoorDash Data

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These 10 Holidays Drove 2020's Highest Food Delivery Sales on DoorDash

Check out these food delivery marketing ideas to help you get the word out about your off-premise offerings.

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5 Food Delivery Marketing Tips for Restaurants

Boost business from new and regular customers with these Valentine’s Day restaurant trends and tips.


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Valentine's Day Restaurant Trends to Boost February Sales

We'll share some ways that restaurants can increase delivery sales through thoughtful menu design and a handful of menu psychology techniques.

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How to Optimize Your Restaurant's Online Delivery Menu Design

When it comes to operating a restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic, how can you adapt your marketing strategy?

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How to Market Your Restaurant Right Now

Whether you’re new to restaurant marketing or a seasoned pro, here are some tips for cold weather promotions. 

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5 Winter Restaurant Marketing Tips for the Colder Months

Good word of mouth is the best advertising money can’t buy. Here's how you can generate reviews and get the word out about your restaurant.

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The Key to Getting More Restaurant Reviews

Learn how to make the most of your city's restaurant week, whether virtual or in-person.

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How to Make the Most of Restaurant Week

How can restaurants cater to millennial food trends? Explore a number of ways restaurants can stay ahead of the millennial generation.

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5 Millennial Food Trends and How to Cater to Them

Social media can help you find new customers and engage with loyal regulars. Here are strategies to cultivate and build your restaurant's followers. 

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Increase Social Media Followers for Your Restaurant

Learn how improving your restaurant's online visibility will help you reach new customers and drive more dine-in and takeout sales. 

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5 Ways to Boost Your Restaurant’s Online Visibility

Here are 5 ways to start your marketing plan, including money-saving marketing tips for restaurants that are ideal for small to medium-sized businesses. 

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5 Ways to Ramp Up Your Restaurant Marketing

These creative Mother’s Day dining promotions will help you boost revenue and stand out on the busiest restaurant holiday of the year. 

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6 Ways to Increase Mother’s Day Restaurant Sales

Want to turn one-time restaurant customers into regulars? Here are some tips to increase restaurant customer loyalty. 

Six Ways to Increase Restaurant Customer Loyalty